Body of Lies (
2008) | IMDb:
7
The CIA’s hunt is on for the mastermind of a wave of terrorist attacks. Roger Ferris is the agency’s man on the ground, moving from place to place, scrambling to stay ahead of ever-shifting events. An eye in the sky – a satellite link – watches Ferris. At the other end of that real-time link is the CIA’s Ed Hoffman, strategizing events from thousands of miles away. And as Ferris nears the target, he discovers trust can be just as dangerous as it is necessary for survival.
Starring:
Leonardo DiCaprio
,
Russell Crowe
,
Mark Strong
,
Ali Suliman
,
Simon McBurney
,
Michael Gaston
Virgin Territory (
2007) | IMDb:
4.7
In Black Death era Tuscany, as in the Decameron, ten young Florentines take refuge from the plague. But instead of telling stories, they have lusty adventures, bawdy exchanges, romance, swordplay, randy nuns, Saracen pirates, and a sexy cow.
Starring:
Hayden Christensen
,
Mischa Barton
,
Kate Groombridge
,
Rosalind Halstead
,
Tim Roth
,
Matthew Rhys
Directed by:
David Leland
The Last Legion (
2007) | IMDb:
5.4
As the Roman empire crumbles, young Romulus Augustus flees the city and embarks on a perilous voyage to Britain to track down a legion of supporters.
Starring:
Colin Firth
,
Ben Kingsley
,
Aishwarya Rai Bachchan
,
Peter Mullan
,
Kevin McKidd
,
John Hannah
Directed by:
Doug Lefler
Black Hawk Down (
2001) | IMDb:
7.7
When U.S. Rangers and an elite Delta Force team attempt to kidnap two underlings of a Somali warlord, their Black Hawk helicopters are shot down, and the Americans suffer heavy casualties, facing intense fighting from the militia on the ground.
Leviathan (
1989) | IMDb:
5.8
Underwater deep-sea miners encounter a Soviet wreck and bring back a dangerous cargo to their base on the ocean floor with horrifying results. The crew of the mining base must fight to survive against a genetic mutation that hunts them down one by one.
Starring:
Peter Weller
,
Richard Crenna
,
Amanda Pays
,
Daniel Stern
,
Ernie Hudson
,
Michael Carmine
Crimes of the Heart (
1986) | IMDb:
6.3
Three sisters try to come to grips with the meaning of their mother's suicide.
Tai-Pan (
1986) | IMDb:
5.5
The film begins following the British victory of the first Opium War and the seizure of Hong Kong. Although the island is largely uninhabited and the terrain unfriendly, it has a large port that both the British government and various trading companies believe will be useful for the import of merchandise to be traded on mainland China, a highly lucrative market.